Irina Yuryevna Leonova (russian: Ири́на Ю́рьевна Лео́нова; born August 22, 1978) is a Russian theater and film actress.
Biography
Irina Leonova was born in Tallinn. In 2000, she graduated from
Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School
The Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute) is a drama school associated with the Maly Theatre (Moscow), State Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow. It was established in 1809 by decree of Alexander I of Russia.
History
Sin ...
and joined
Maly Theatre.
Personal life
* In 2000 — 2004 Irina was married to actor
Igor Petrenko (born 1977).
* In 2005 — 2015 Irina was married to actor
Yevgeny Tsyganov
Yevgeny Eduardovich Tsyganov (russian: link=no, Евгений Эдуардович Цыганов; born 15 March 1979) is a Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and composer.
Early life
Yevgeny Tsyganov was born in Moscow in th ...
(born 1979). They have seven children:
**daughter Polina (2005)
**son Nikita (2006)
**son Andrey (2009),
**daughter Sophia (2010)
**son Alexander (2011)
**son George (2014)
**daughter Vera (2015).
Selected filmography
* ''
Poisons or the World History of Poisoning'' (2001) as episode
* ''
Children of the Arbat
''Children of the Arbat'' (russian: Дети Арбата) is a semi-autobiographical historical novel by Anatoly Rybakov set during the era of Stalin.
Premise
It recounts the era in the Soviet Union of the build-up to the Congress of the Vict ...
'' (2004) as Lena Budyagina
Awards
* 2004 —
State Prize of the Russian Federation
The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...
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References
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Биография
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leonova, Irina
1978 births
Living people
Actresses from Tallinn
State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates
Russian film actresses
Russian stage actresses
Russian television actresses
20th-century Russian actresses
21st-century Russian actresses